If you plan to sled, tube or toboggan, first be sure that you are not parked illegally, in the roadway or in a residential driveway and, if on the San Bernardino National Forest, be sure to display an Adventure Pass on the dashboard before leaving your vehicle. Big Bear offers two developed snow play areas, Alpine Slide and Snow Play, at either end of Big Bear Lake on the … [Read more...] about Sledding Available, and Snowshoeing Tours on the Forest; Be Sure to First Park Legally and Off the Road
Recreation
Forest Service Counts Four American Bald Eagles in the Big Bear Valley
American bald eagles winter here in the Big Bear Valley, given our location along the Pacific Migratory Flyway and the millions of ducks (which are food for the eagles), which pass through the San Bernardino mountains. In order to track the eagles, the U.S. Forest Service has conducted winter counts since 1978 and, as of this month’s one-hour eagle census in this, the program’s … [Read more...] about Forest Service Counts Four American Bald Eagles in the Big Bear Valley
Winter Snow Blankets Ski Resorts, and Prompts Chain Requirements on All Mountain Roads
Well, it’s officially winter here in the Big Bear Valley, as we have received about four inches of snow since yesterday’s Winter Solstice, bringing this season’s snow totals to over two feet. You may remember last year this week, when the Big Bear Valley received nearly four feet of snow, prompting the resorts to claim the 2008 dump was the single largest snowfall in 35 years. … [Read more...] about Winter Snow Blankets Ski Resorts, and Prompts Chain Requirements on All Mountain Roads
MWD Extends Dock Length Allowance for Eagle Point Area; Test Policy in Place for 2010
Those with boat docks in the Eagle Point area will be given opportunity to extend those boat docks in the coming year, given Municipal Water District Board approval for the new test policy in their meeting on Thursday. At present, all Big Bear Lake dock lengths are to be within the 70 foot regulation, though for calendar year 2010, MWD will allow lakeshore docks, from Swim … [Read more...] about MWD Extends Dock Length Allowance for Eagle Point Area; Test Policy in Place for 2010
Geronimo and The Wall Now Open at Big Bear Mountain Resorts; Friday Night Sessions Start Tonight
Friday night sessions at Snow Summit start this evening so, in addition to half-day sessions at both Summit and Bear, Summit will be open until 9:30pm on both Fridays and Saturdays. In other fun news from the slopes, Chair 6 at Snow Summit is now open, accessing black diamond runs Olympic and the Wall, and at Bear Mountain, Southern California’s highest chair lift-served peak … [Read more...] about Geronimo and The Wall Now Open at Big Bear Mountain Resorts; Friday Night Sessions Start Tonight